{"id":50947,"date":"2024-12-22T11:51:40","date_gmt":"2024-12-22T10:51:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cd9c7406-9989-4f57-b011-abe83bb03a00"},"modified":"2024-12-22T13:09:20","modified_gmt":"2024-12-22T12:09:20","slug":"virginia-bocelli-youngest-member-of-a-prodigiously-talented-musical-family","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/rss_feed\/virginia-bocelli-youngest-member-of-a-prodigiously-talented-musical-family\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia Bocelli: youngest member of a prodigiously talented musical family"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Published: Sunday, 22 December 2024 at 10:51 AM<\/p>

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Read on for an introduction to the rising star Virginia Bocelli, the youngest member of the prolific and much-loved Bocelli family. Born in 2012, Virginia has already shown that she has her family’s musical talents in bucketloads: she has already joined her father Andrea Bocelli<\/a><\/strong> on stage for numerous special performances.<\/p>

Most notable among these was back in 2020 when, at the age of eight, Virginia and Andrea performed a duet of the much-loved song ‘Hallelujah’ for a Christmas concert – a performance that won the young Virginia widespread admiration for her poise and sweet voice.<\/p>

<\/div> <\/figure> <h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who is Virginia Bocelli?<\/h2> <p>Virginia Bocelli is an Italian singer and pianist – the youngest child of the tenor and crossover star Andrea Bocelli, and his first child with his second wife, Veronica Berti. She is also half sister to tenor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/artists\/matteo-bocelli\"><strong>Matteo Bocelli<\/strong><\/a>, a rising star of the classical crossover scene, who is fifteen years older than her. On his website, her father refers to Virginia as \u201cthe family\u2019s sunshine\u201d.<\/p> <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"\/> <h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How old is Virginia Bocelli?<\/h2> <p>Virginia Bocelli was born on 21 March 2012, making her 12 years old at the time of writing.<\/p> <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"\/> <h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where does she live?<\/h2> <p>Virginia Bocelli lives with her parents, Andrea Bocelli and Veronica Berti, in a villa in\u00a0Forte dei Marmi,\u00a0 in the Italian region of Tuscany. Her family also has a home in Miami, Florida.<\/p> <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"\/> <p>Although Virginia said that she initially felt nervous at the thought of performing, she received a lot of advice from her brother and father, who taught her how to use her voice.<\/p> <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"> <li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/articles\/how-classical-crossover-music-has-fuelled-creativity\">How classical crossover music has fuelled creativity<\/a><\/strong><\/li> <\/ul> <h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How did Virginia Bocelli spring to fame?<\/h2> <p>She debuted with her father in a concert in December 2020, when she was eight years old, singing a duet of Leonard Cohen\u2019s ‘Hallelujah’ as part of his COVID-19-inspired livestream production <em>Believe<\/em>.\u00a0She reprised the duet with her father on the 2023 edition of the TV show <em>Strictly Come Dancing.<\/em><\/p> <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"> <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/artists\/who-were-the-three-tenors\"><strong>Who were the Three Tenors? A guide to Pavarotti, Domingo and Carreras<\/strong><\/a><\/li> <\/ul> <p>Virginia made her recording debut in 2022, with ‘A Family Christmas’, for which she joined her father and brother Matteo.<\/p> <p>She also duetted with her dad, playing <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/composers\/ludwig-van-beethoven\">Beethoven<\/a><\/strong>\u2019s love song \u2018Ich Liebe Dich\u2019 on the piano in 2021. Most recently, the pair sang \u2018Dare To Be\u2019 – a heart rending duet from the 2024 film <em>Cabrini.<\/em><\/p> <figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"> <div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dare To Be (From The Motion Picture "Cabrini") [Official Music VIdeo]\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ECVWAIjD5lY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/> <\/div> <\/figure> <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"> <li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/tv-and-film-music\/best-disney-songs\">The 15 greatest Disney songs of all time<\/a><\/strong><\/li> <\/ul> <h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What other hobbies does she have?<\/h2> <p>Virginia has several hobbies, including modelling and gymnastics. In January 2023 she was a runway model in Monnalisa\u2019s Autumn\/Winter show, and in April 2023 she was placed first at the regional gymnastics championship in Tuscany.<\/p> <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"> <li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/composers\/best-italian-composers-of-all-time\">The best Italian composers<\/a><\/strong><\/li> <\/ul> <h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What kind of music does she sing?<\/h2> <p>So far, Virginia Bocelli has mostly sung ballads, combining elements of classical and pop music. But it will be interesting to see where she chooses to go next.<\/p> <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"> <li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/works\/pop-songs-inspired-classical-music\">When Bach met the Beach Boys: 11 timeless pop songs inspired by classical music<\/a><\/strong><\/li> <\/ul> <p>Incidentally, she is more fluent in English than in Italian – though she can switch easily between the two languages. On his website, his father says, \u201cwhen she was younger, I would try to speak English with her in front of other people , while we were abroad. But she answered in Italian and I asked her why. She said: \u2018Dad, it\u2019s because you can\u2019t understand English!\u2019”<\/p> <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"\/> <h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is Virginia Bocelli still performing in 2024?<\/h2> <p>Yes, she is performing as a special guest in her father\u2019s USA holiday tour, which is currently underway and still has a a date left in Miami (22nd December).<\/p> <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"> <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/works\/opera-musicals\"><strong>From <em>Madame Butterfly<\/em> to <em>Mamma Mia<\/em>! How opera gave birth to stage musicals<\/strong><\/a><\/li> <\/ul> <h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What are her best recordings?<\/h2> <p>For obvious reasons, Virginia Bocelli\u2019s discography is not huge yet, but, to get a flavour of her beautiful voice, try <em>A Family Christmas<\/em>, a seasonal offering from 2022 in which Virginia joined her father and big brother Matteo for a range of carols and festive favourites including ‘Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas’.<\/p> <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"> <li><strong>Buy <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/dp\/B0CHWL5YR7\">A Family Christmas<\/a><\/em> from Amazon<\/strong><\/li> <\/ul> <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"\/> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Published: Sunday, 22 December 2024 at 10:51 AM Read on for an introduction to the rising star Virginia Bocelli, the youngest member of the prolific and much-loved Bocelli family. 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